Gene Hackman
Biography
Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama Lilith (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Best Actor for his role as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in William Friedkin's action thriller The French Connection (1971) and his second for Best Supporting Actor for playing a sheriff in Clint Eastwood's Western Unforgiven (1992). He was Oscar-nominated for playing Buck Barrow in the crime drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967), a college professor in the drama I Never Sang for My Father (1970), and an FBI agent in the historical drama Mississippi Burning (1988).
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Known For
Acting History
2025
The Last Days of Gene Hackman: ABC News Special as Self (Archival Footage)
2023The Playboy Murders as Self (archive footage)
2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend as Self (archive footage)
2019Sacheen: Breaking the Silence as Self (archive footage)
2017Pattern Recognition as Self (archive footage)
2017We, the Marines as Self - Narrator (voice)
2016The Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima as Self - Narrator
2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films as Lex Luthor (archive footage) (uncredited)
2013Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story as Self
2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale as Self
2008Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' as Self
2007Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives as Self
2006America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as Lex Luthor
2005Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage as Narrator (voice)
2004Welcome to Mooseport as Monroe Cole
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as Narrator
2003Runaway Jury as Rankin Fitch
2002Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' as Self
2002All on Accounta Pullin' a Trigger as Self
2002Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' as Self
2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Lex Luthor (archive footage)
2001With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson as Self
2001Behind Enemy Lines as Admiral Leslie Reigart, Commander Adriatic Battle Group
2001Heist as Joe Moore
2001The Royal Tenenbaums as Royal Tenenbaum
2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection as Self
2001Will Shuster's Zozobra™ de Santa Fe as Himself/Narrator
2001Heroes of Iwo Jima as Self - Host/Narrator
2001Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend as Self
2001Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' as Self
2001Heartbreakers as William B. Tensy
2001The Mexican as Arnold Margolese
2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
2000Under Suspicion as Henry Hearst
2000The Replacements as Jimmy McGinty
2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' as Self
1999Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood as Narrator (voice)
1999The Directors as Self
1998Enemy of the State as Brill
1998Antz as General Mandible (voice)
1998Twilight as Jack Ames
1997Sports on the Silver Screen as Self (archive footage)
1997Absolute Power as President Richmond
1996The Chamber as Sam Cayhall
1996Extreme Measures as Dr. Lawrence Myrick
1996The Birdcage as Senator Kevin Keeley
1996Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein as Blind Man (archive footage)
1995Get Shorty as Harry Zimm
1995Crimson Tide as Captain Franklin "Frank" Ramsey
1995The Quick and the Dead as John Herod
1995The Making of 'Crimson Tide' as Self
1994Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso as Self
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994Shurtleff on Acting as Self
1994Wyatt Earp as Nicholas Earp
1993Geronimo: An American Legend as Brig. Gen. George Crook
1993The Firm as Avery Tolar
1992Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
1992Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' as Self
1992Unforgiven as 'Little' Bill Daggett
1991Company Business as Sam Boyd
1991Class Action as Jedediah Tucker Ward
1990Narrow Margin as Robert Caulfield
1990Postcards from the Edge as Lowell Kolchek
1990Loose Cannons as MacArthur Stern
1989The Package as Sgt. Johnny Gallagher
1988Mississippi Burning as Agent Rupert Anderson
1988Full Moon in Blue Water as Floyd
1988Another Woman as Larry
1988Bat★21 as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
1988Split Decisions as Dan McGuinn
1987No Way Out as Defense Secretary David Brice
1987Superman IV: The Quest for Peace as Lex Luthor
1986Hoosiers as Coach Norman Dale
1986American Masters as Self
1986Power as Wilfred Buckley
1985Target as Walter Lloyd
1985Twice in a Lifetime as Harry MacKenzie
1985Larry King Live as Self
1983Uncommon Valor as Col. Cal Rhodes
1983Two of a Kind as God (voice) (uncredited)
1983Misunderstood as Ned Rawley
1983Under Fire as Alex Grazier
1983The Making of 'Superman II' as Self
1983Eureka as Jack McCann
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
1981Reds as Pete van Wherry
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1981All Night Long as George Dupler
1980Superman II as Lex Luthor
1978Superman as Lex Luthor
1978Formula 1 - Speed fever as Self
1978The South Bank Show as Self
1977March or Die as Major William Sherman Foster
1977The Hollywood Greats
1977A Bridge Too Far as Maj. Gen. Stanislaw F. Sosabowski
1977The Domino Principle as Tucker
1975Lucky Lady as Kibby
1975Bite the Bullet as Sam Clayton
1975Night Moves as Harry Moseby
1975French Connection II as "Popeye" Doyle
1974Young Frankenstein as Blindman
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Zandy's Bride as Zandy Allen
1974The Conversation as Harry Caul
1973Scarecrow as Max Millan
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
1973On the Road with: Scarecrow as Himself
1972The Poseidon Adventure as Reverend Scott
1972Prime Cut as Mary Ann
1971Film '72 as Self
1971Cisco Pike as Officer Leo Holland
1971The French Connection as Jimmy Doyle
1971The Hunting Party as Brandt Ruger
1971V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
1971Doctors' Wives as Dave Randolph
1970I Never Sang for My Father as Gene Garrison
1969Marooned as Buzz Lloyd
1969Downhill Racer as Eugene Claire
1969The Gypsy Moths as Joe Browdy
1969Riot as Red Fraker
1969The Sky Divers as Self
1968Shadow on the Land as Rev. Thomas Davis
1968The Split as Lt. Walter Brill
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self
1967Banning as Tommy Del Gaddo
1967Bonnie and Clyde as Buck Barrow
1967A Covenant with Death as Harmsworth
1967First to Fight as Sergeant Tweed
1967The Invaders as Tom Jessup
1966CBS Playhouse
1966Hawaii as John Whipple
1966Hawk
1965The F.B.I. as Herb Kenyon
1965The Trials of O'Brien as Roger Nathan
1964Lilith as Norman
1963East Side/West Side
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The DuPont Show of the Week as Douglas McCann
1961The Defenders as Stanley McGuirk
1961Mad Dog Coll as Cop (uncredited)
1961Tallahassee 7000 as Joe Lawson
1960Route 66 as Motorist
1958Naked City as Mr. Jasper
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953The United States Steel Hour
1953The Oscars as Self
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter